Various sources have reported that Toyota will recall more than 1.1 million Toyota Corolla and Toyota Matrix vehicles (model years 2005-2008) because of problems with the electronic control units for the engines. Toyota says the Engine Control Module circuit board can crack, causing "harsh shifting" and may prevent the engine from starting. In some cases, the engine can stop while the vehicle is being driven.
Toyota’s latest recall comes as Toyota remains under scrutiny stemming from its unintended acceleration. Investigators continue to probe whether faulty electronics may be partially to blame for Toyota’s acceleration problem that led to the recall of more than 10 million vehicles worldwide. Independent safety experts have said electronics are a likely culprit, but Toyota continues to insist that electronics played no role in the sudden acceleration defect.
More coverage of the latest recall:
- Hibah Yousuf at CNN/Money
- Dan Strumpf at AP via MSNBC
- Jerry Hirsch at Los Angeles Times
- AP via ABC News
- WSJ
Brett Emison is currently a partner at Langdon & Emison, a firm dedicated to helping injured victims across the country from their primary office near Kansas City. Mainly focusing on catastrophic injury and death cases as well as complex mass tort and dangerous drug cases, Mr. Emison often deals with automotive defects, automobile crashes, railroad crossing accidents (train accidents), trucking accidents, dangerous and defective drugs, defective medical devices.
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